Harry's Savoy Grill recently had a "Pinot Envy" blind tasting of 10 pinot noirs. Patrons tasted the wine and then picked their favorites. Here's what they chose as the Top Five:
1. Arcadian Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, Santa Lucia Bench '03: raspberry, rhubarb flavors, a little earthiness and more delicate in flavor and color
2. Dierberg, Santa Maria Valley '05: good intensity of flavor, spicy sage and cola, rich color, mineral and earth finish. (This was actually my least favorite wine.)
3. MacMurray Sonoma Coast '05: Forest floor earth aromas, cinnamon-tinged black cherry and pomegranate flavors.
4. Acacia Napa Carneros '05: Briary spice, with ripe, vivid blackberry and plum flavors, rich color for pinot
5. Baileyana "Firepeak Vineyard" Grand Cuvee, Edna Valley '05: Strawberry, rhubarb and raspberry, smooth tannins and velvety texture.
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